Vehicle occupancy alarm assembly

Abstract

A vehicle occupancy alarm assembly includes an alert unit that has an input port which is compatible with an on board diagnostic port thereby facilitating the alert unit to be placed in electrical communication with a computer system of a vehicle. The alert unit is actuatable into a first condition to emit an audible alert when the alert unit detects that a rear seat belt is coupled thereby alerting a driver of the vehicle that a passenger is buckled into the rear seat belt. The alert unit is actuatable into a second condition to emit an audible alert when the alert unit detects that the driver's side door is ajar thereby alerting the driver to check for a passenger in the rear seat. The alert unit is actuatable into a third condition to emit an audible alert when the alert unit detects that the vehicle transmission has been placed in a parking gear thereby alerting the driver to check for a passenger in the rear seat.

We claim: 
     
       1. A vehicle occupancy alarm assembly for alerting a driver of a vehicle that a child is seated in a rear seat of the vehicle, said assembly comprising:
 an alert unit having an input port being compatible with an on board diagnostic port thereby facilitating said alert unit to be placed in electrical communication with a computer system of the vehicle, said alert unit being actuatable into a first condition having said alert unit emitting an audible alert when said alert unit detects that a rear seat belt is coupled wherein said alert unit is configured to alert the driver of the vehicle that the child is buckled into the rear seat belt, said alert unit being actuatable into a second condition having said alert unit emitting the audible alert when said alert unit detects that a driver's side door is ajar wherein said alert unit is configured to alert the driver to check for the child in the rear seat, said alert unit being actuatable into a third condition having said alert unit emitting the audible alert when said alert unit detects that the vehicle's transmission has been placed in a parking gear wherein said alert unit is configured to alert the driver to check for the child in the rear seat; 
 wherein said alert unit comprises a housing having a first end, a second end and an outer wall extending between said first end and said second end, said input port being recessed into said first end, said outer wall having a plurality of speaker slots each extending into an interior of said housing; 
 wherein said alert unit includes a control circuit being positioned within said housing, said control circuit being electrically coupled to said input port such that said control circuit is in electrical communication with the computer system of the vehicle when said input port is plugged into the on board diagnostic port of the vehicle, said control circuit receiving a first alert input, said control circuit receiving a second alert input, said control circuit receiving a third alert input; 
 wherein said control circuit receives said first alert input when the computer system communicates to said control circuit that the rear seat belt is coupled; 
 wherein said control circuit receives said second alert input when the computer system communicates to said control circuit that the driver's side door is ajar; 
 wherein said control circuit receives said third alert input when the computer system communicates to said control circuit that the vehicle's transmission has been placed in the parking gear; 
 wherein said alert unit includes a speaker being positioned within said housing, said speaker being aligned with said plurality of speaker slots in said outer wall of said housing wherein said speaker is configured to emit the audible alerts outwardly through said plurality of speaker slots, said speaker being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said speaker being turned on when said control circuit receives any of said first alert input or said second alert input or said third alert input; 
 wherein said alert unit includes a switch being movably integrated into said second end of said housing wherein said switch is configured to be manipulated by the driver of the vehicle, said switch being electrically coupled to said control circuit; 
 wherein said switch is positionable in an off position thereby de-actuating said control circuit; 
 wherein said switch is positionable in a seat belt position thereby facilitating said speaker to be turned on when said control circuit receives said first alert input; 
 wherein said switch is positionable in a door lock position thereby facilitating said speaker to be turned on when said control circuit receives said second alert input; and 
 wherein said switch is positionable in a stop position thereby facilitating said speaker to be turned on when said control circuit receives said third alert input. 
 
     
     
       2. The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said alert unit includes a charge port being recessed into said outer wall of said housing. 
     
     
       3. A vehicle occupancy alarm assembly for alerting a driver of a vehicle that a child is seated in a rear seat of the vehicle, said assembly comprising:
 an alert unit having an input port being compatible with an on board diagnostic port thereby facilitating said alert unit to be placed in electrical communication with a computer system of the vehicle, said alert unit being actuatable into a first condition having said alert unit emitting an audible alert when said alert unit detects that a rear seat belt is coupled wherein said alert unit is configured to alert the driver of the vehicle that the child is buckled into the rear seat belt, said alert unit being actuatable into a second condition having said alert unit emitting the audible alert when said alert unit detects that a driver's side door is ajar wherein said alert unit is configured to alert the driver to check for the child in the rear seat, said alert unit being actuatable into a third condition having said alert unit emitting the audible alert when said alert unit detects that the vehicle's transmission has been placed in a parking gear wherein said alert unit is configured to alert the driver to check for the child in the rear seat, said alert unit comprising:
 a housing having a first end, a second end and an outer wall extending between said first end and said second end, said input port being recessed into said first end, said outer wall having a plurality of speaker slots each extending into an interior of said housing; 
 a control circuit being positioned within said housing, said control circuit being electrically coupled to said input port such that said control circuit is in electrical communication with the computer system of the vehicle when said input port is plugged into the on board diagnostic port of the vehicle, said control circuit receiving a first alert input, said control circuit receiving a second alert input, said control circuit receiving a third alert input, said control circuit receiving said first alert input when the computer system communicates to said control circuit that the rear seat belt is coupled, said control circuit receiving said second alert input when the computer system communicates to said control circuit that the driver's side door is ajar, said control circuit receiving said third alert input when the computer system communicates to said control circuit that the vehicle's transmission has been placed in the parking gear; 
 a speaker being positioned within said housing, said speaker being aligned with said plurality of speaker slots in said outer wall of said housing wherein said speaker is configured to emit the audible alerts outwardly through said plurality of speaker slots, said speaker being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said speaker being turned on when said control circuit receives any of said first alert input or said second alert input or said third alert input; 
 a charge port being recessed into said outer wall of said housing wherein said charge port is configured to receive a charge cord of a personal electronic device for charging the personal electronic device, said charge port being electrically coupled to said control circuit such that said charge port receives electrical power from the computer system of the vehicle when said input port is plugged into the on board diagnostic port; and 
 a switch being movably integrated into said second end of said housing wherein said switch is configured to be manipulated by the driver of the vehicle, said switch being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said switch being positionable in an off position thereby de-actuating said control circuit, said switch being positionable in a seat belt position thereby facilitating said speaker to be turned on when said control circuit receives said first alert input, said switch being positionable in a door lock position thereby facilitating said speaker to be turned on when said control circuit receives said second alert input, said switch being positionable in a stop position thereby facilitating said speaker to be turned on when said control circuit receives said third alert input.